[Thumper1960]

Oh my God.

I am old enough to remember the horror of Jonestown and the carnage done by a group claiming to love Jesus, to love God, to be bearers of the Word.

It sickened me then and it sickens me now. It sickens me when groups use His name to commit atrocities, foment hate, murder and destroy, subjugate and intimidate, soil the hard work that faithful believers spent sweat and blood and tears to build bridges and trust with those not aware of His love.

Jim Jones was evil. He was a demon. His corrupting song of salvation destroyed and did not build the castle of light.

The hate and evil that fills this world has got to be a great sorrow for the Creator. His children are proving to be unworthy of His love. This has to stop. This kind of selfdestruction of His work must end.

[PowderMonkey]

I was working for one of our foreign affairs agencies when that hit. Guayana was and is the worst posting in the Western Hemisphere. The aftermath of Jonestown was absolutely heartbreaking, and reverberated for months. As someone once told me, "You don't have to be particularly religious to believe there's something evil out there. And it wants our children." It goes by many names, and in many guises. Its greatest power is in making you believe it simply doesn't exist. "

"Pleased to meet you.
Hope you guessed my name.
But, what's troubling you is the nature of my game..."

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

He was creepy as hell. How did everyone miss that?